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  1. single word requests - Is ‘casing’ a valid alternative to ...

    Oct 11, 2017 · Because casing is commonly used here on the English Language 🙵 Usage SE to ask whether a word is capitalized or not, I'm still wondering whether casing is a valid …

  2. What is the outer metal/plastic box of a device called?

    Feb 19, 2020 · 1 Case and Chassis are used pretty often as some of the comments indicate. Other similar words are tower, system unit and cabinet. Also, holder is often used for …

  3. What's the etymology of English letter casing terminology?

    The popular consensus around the web (i.e., Wikipedia) seems to be that "upper case" and "lower case" originate from typesetting convention of upper and lower drawers for letters, possibly …

  4. Why do some people write text all in lower case?

    Nov 23, 2024 · In many online venues and communities, typing in all lower case is not only not regarded as incorrect; it is the ordinary way to communicate, and a norm of sorts. Typing with …

  5. WhAt iS tHiS kINd oF caPiTaLiSAtIOn cAlLeD? - random …

    May 4, 2020 · After digging for a long time, I finally discovered the name of this kind of capitalisation. It's called studly caps or sometimes sticky caps. Studly caps: Studly caps is a …

  6. capitalization - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 19, 2025 · Presumably, if in a government office, they issue a document specifically named "Temporary Operator's Permit," they're trying to uniquely identify their temporary operator's …

  7. Title-Casing "ad hoc" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 3, 2016 · Title casing isn't a linguistic issue, in the same way that "How to best perm my dog's hair" doesn't come under "Biology". So, as with all convention-based questions, we look to see …

  8. grammar - "And " vs "Or" when using respectively - English …

    Jun 17, 2024 · I want to reduce my sentence to a shorter sentence. My actual intention is: In real-type representations, k is 1, in complex-type representations, k is 2, and in quaternion-type …

  9. What is the verb that means to capitalize the first letter of a word ...

    Proper Casing Is Not "In Programming Community", It's Just a VB Thing. It differ from Title Case that latter doesn't capitalize articles, pronouns and some conjutives.

  10. When should we capitalize the beginning of a quotation?

    May 2, 2023 · Basically, I am somewhat confused when a quotation should be capitalized. My understanding is that if a) one quotes the full original sentence and b) this quotation is set off …